Jeremy Awori is the current Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) With over twenty-five-years of experience in the banking industry, Awori, in this interview with HELEN OJI, spoke on the bank's Growth Transformation Returns (GTR) strategy, as a key driver for its growth ambitions, the future of financial services on the continent and other sundary issues…

Shipbuilding is complex. While Liberia has the largest registered tonnage, it doesn’t build ships. Many African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, established shipyards decades ago recognising shipbuilding’s role in national development.

Approaches to building the local automotive components and parts manufacturing industry are topics that will be explored at this year’s West Africa Automotive Show Conference. The cornerstone and theme of the Conference is the status of the enabling environment and strategies to create it, especially within the ECOWAS and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…

Ever since February 10, 2024, when I learnt of the tragic death of Herbert, his dear wife, Chizoba; his son, Chizi; and our mutual friend, Bimbo, I have been wanting to write to pay tribute to Herbert, eulogise and mourn him.

Despite the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) being ratified in almost all African countries, intra-trade within the continent is still very poor, a report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed.

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has warned that the introduction of the expatriate employment levy (EEL) may trigger reciprocal actions from other countries that may affect Nigerians in diaspora and threaten diaspora remittances, which is more than $20 billion.

The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has canvassed free movement of Africans across the continent in order to actualise the lofty goals of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

As part of efforts to drive investments in Nigeria and encourage the quick implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), stakeholders have concluded plans to hold the fourth edition of the Ecofair.

International Trade Centre (ITC) has said technology will be highly essential in the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) initiative. It, therefore, urged governments in the region to see it as a priority.

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has stressed the importance of negotiating to strengthen and quicken the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). 

Stakeholders have said Nigeria needs to improve its transport multimodality to enhance foreign and regional trades as well as boost its participation in the global supply chain, particularly the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has reiterated its commitment to eliminate trade barriers within Africa. This was at the recently concluded 13th meeting of AfCFTA Council of Ministers responsible for Trade in Durban